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Keith L. Carnes v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 20-3170 · judgment January 3, 2022
Before the decision, about 1.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eighth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Federal law prohibits the possession of a firearm or ammunition by any person who is “an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.” 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) (emphasis added). The question presented is: Whether the government, to establish that the defendant is an “unlawful user” of a controlled substance, must show the defendant’s regular or habitual drug use, or instead may establish that element based on a single incident of drug use on the day of arrest. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Allon Kedem
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Oct 31 2022Petition DENIED.
- Oct 12 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
- Oct 11 2022Reply of petitioner Keith Carnes filed. (Distributed)
- Sep 26 2022Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Aug 25 2022Brief amicus curiae of Drug Policy Alliance filed.
- Aug 25 2022Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
- Aug 18 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 26, 2022.
- Aug 17 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 25, 2022 to September 26, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 22 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2022)
- Apr 12 2022Application (21A596) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 22, 2022.
- Apr 07 2022Application (21A596) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 24, 2022 to July 22, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.